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Population (year 2000): 4,400. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,372 (-0.6% change)
Males: 1,992 (45.3%), Females: 2,408 (54.7%)
Copiah County
Zip code:
39083
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $25,008 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,000 (year 2000)
Races in Hazlehurst:
- Black (68.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (28.3%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (8.1%), English
(3.2%), German (2.5%), Irish (2.2%), Polish (1.4%), Subsaharan
African (1.3%).
Elevation: 479 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hazlehurst
- High school or higher: 66.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hazlehurst city
- Never married: 31.5%
- Now married: 36.8%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 15.5%
- Divorced: 11.0%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +104 (+2.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Hazlehurst:
- HARDY WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (233 MAGNOLIA
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hazlehurst:
- KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
BROOKHAVEN, MS)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY HOSPITAL CAH (about 29 miles;
MONTICELLO, MS)
- CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles;
JACKSON, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hazlehurst:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 65
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 79 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hazlehurst:
- COPIAH COUNTY (about 3 miles; CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS;
ID: M11)
- BROOKHAVEN-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 19 miles;
BROOKHAVEN, MS; ID: 1R7)
- JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 30 miles; RAYMOND, MS; ID:
M16)
Amtrak stations near Hazlehurst:
- 1 miles: HAZELHURST (N. RAGSDALE ST.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
- 20 miles: BROOKHAVEN (RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hazlehurst:
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 90 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
Public high school in Hazlehurst:
- HAZLEHURST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 468;
Location: 101 SOUTH HALEY STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Hazlehurst:
- HAZLEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
1,244; Location: 112 SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: PK - 08)
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